Download Win42 and Dominoes for Windows

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The latest versions of the games are 3.64 for Win42, 3.59.04 for Dominoes, and 1.14 for WinMoon. If you're wondering about what the newer versions do that's different, please see below. To install the games, download and run the installation program below.

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Here's what the latest versions add:
Version 3.30 - Dominoes: Added the ability to play without allowing dominoes to be played cross-wise on the first double, to score only by getting the points left in your opponents' hands (and not by multiples of five during the game).
Versions 3.31-3.34 - Miscellaneous changes to support the use of the Lobbies to play online games.
Version 3.35 - Both games: Now allows you to play at least 30 full network hands without being registered and without interruption. Dominoes: Changed scoring when playing to score only by getting opponent's points - now it doesn't round the score to the nearest five. Added an option to play out the last hand of a game. Fixed some strategy when playing to score only by opponent's points - the computer was still trying to score by fives. Win42: Changed play strategy when trumping-in. Changed graphics so that tiles from all hands are drawn together - more pleasing update of screen.
Version 3.36 - Dominoes: If you play out the last hand after someone makes the goal, fixed a bug that credit might not be given to the right person/team. Win42: Fixed a strategy bug where a computer player might not trump-in on a trick he had to win. Changed some strategy to cause players to try to catch a trick even though they might not have the highest of that suit.
Version 3.38 - Changed the graphics so that when you drag a domino with the mouse, you see the domino you're dragging and not just a little icon. Win42: Fixed a bug where the first time someone runs the game, the windows are not sized and positioned properly. When selecting a trump, allow you to click on a domino to say which number is trump. When bidding, added a "+1" button to go one over the last bid.
Version 3.39 - Cleaned up some of the graphics changes. I discovered that some changes I had made to the Dominoes game to get around some bugs Gateway computers' video drivers didn't work in the 42 game, so that's now fixed.
Version 3.42 - Made various changes to support use of the new Lobbies. The games now can notify the Lobbies that they're available, and the Lobbies can tell the game how to connect to another, without a web browser getting involved.
Version 3.43 - Win42: Cleaned up some cosmetic bugs when using the Lobby. Dominoes: added several new rule options, including not using the bone yard, counting unplayed-on ends of the spinner, limiting how many you draw from the bone yard, and not scoring with 5 points.
Version 3.45 - Allow you to pick the colors of the dots when using multi-colored ones. Changed the connection to the lobbies to a standard HTTP, so I don't have to have a separate monitor program running there.
Version 3.46 - Win42: Fixed a bug that a computer player wouldn't always recognize when a previous player had played the highest trump. Tweaked some strategy. Dominoes: Fixed that the game defaulted to not using the bone yard, and defaulted to zero as the maximum number of tiles to draw. Both: Now reports errors if the game file it's trying to write is not accessible.
Version 3.47 - Win42: Strategy tweaks. Dominoes: Fixed a bug that would hang when connecting more than one players in a network game.
Version 3.48 - Modified the way the graphics are drawn, because some newer computers would not show domino spots correctly.
Version 3.49 - Fixed a bug that would sometimes not let a fourth player join an online game (fixed both games).
Version 3.50 - Made the dominoes slide across as they are being played. More strategy changes in Win42.
Version 3.51 - Made network play better if one player loses his Internet connection. Dominoes: When dragging a domino, changed the little indicators showing where it will go to be the outline of a domino, in the right orientation and location. When the dominoes slide, they now slide to that point. After a hand, the little dominoes in the score window now show you their spots as if they had been turned over. If you win, you get a show of bouncing dominoes. You can turn off the prompt when you need to draw from the bone yard. Unregistered users now get to use multi-colored-spot dominoes too.
Version 3.52 - Now recovers more gracefully if one guest in an Internet game loses the connection - the game can resume easily.
Version 3.53 - When hosting an online game that's listed in the Lobby, lets you choose among the different rooms at the Lobby.
Version 3.54 - Made some changes to the sounds to avoid problems a few people were having with them hanging up.
Version 3.55 - Internal changes to prepare for moving the Lobbies to www.ccdominoes.com.
Version 3.56 - Win42: Fixed a bug that would appear in a network game if all players passed.
Version 3.57 - All games: fixed a bug that wouldn't let you play a network game if your player name started with a number. WinMoon: Fixed a bug that would sometimes give you fewer than seven dominoes in your hand.
Version 3.58 - Win42: I'm not sure - I think I made some strategy changes. Dominoes: fixed a bug that would cause the first domino to be played face-down, if you play so that the highest double leads.
Version 3.60 - Win42: Implemented a new way for the game to connect to others over the Internet.
Version 3.61 - Win42: Cleaned up some bugs in 3.60. This version is different from 3.6007 in only a very minor way.
Version 3.62 - Win42: Fixed a bug that when a network player from a new IP address would attempt to connect, the connection would be incomplete..
Version 3.63 - Some strategy improvements, different evaluation period (doesn't bug a user, but there is a hard cut-off)
WinMoon 1.12 - Added the choice of minimum bid - 4 or 5. Added ability to double and triple-shoot. Fixed a bug that prevented the restart hand feature from working for online guests.

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